Upstate Shredding Completes Deal for Genesee Scrap & Shredding

Upstate Shredding, Owego, N.Y., has closed on the purchase of Genesee Scrap & Shredding in Rochester, N.Y.

Adam Weitsman, president of Upstate Shredding – Ben Weitsman says, “Genesee Scrap is an important part of our growth strategy. With the purchase and planned upgrades for the facility, we will be making a sizeable investment in the community.”

Genesee Scrap has operated in the Rochester area since 1915. Weitsman says Genesee’s current management will remain in place.

Upstate says it will replace an old 2,000 horsepower shredder now operating at Genesee Scrap with a new 10,000 horsepower, 122-inch mill mega shredder from Riverside Engineering. In November 2010, Upstate Shredding purchased its first Riverside 10,000 hp mega shredder for its Owego, N.Y. processing facility.

“This 10,000 horsepower, 122 inch mill shredder is one of the highest producing shredders in the U.S., if not the world, and is the second one that has been purchased by Upstate Shredding this year,” says Randy Brace, president of Riverside Engineering. “When complete, it will be one of the largest state-of-the-art scrap metal processing facilities in the country.”

In addition to installing the auto shredder, Upstate will make other improvements to enhance Genesee’s environmental friendliness, including full paving of the entire yard. The company is also purchasing 200 new roll off containers and 5 new trucks, along with 20 round body steel trailers.

Ricelli Trucking, Syracuse, will haul the trailers exclusively for Upstate – Ben Weitsman.